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2 hours ago
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What did Thalapathy Vijay give to Anirudh Ravichander after the success of their first film together Kaththi?
Thalapathy Vijay is all set to bid farewell to cinema after his last film, Jana Nayagan. The movie is scheduled to release in January 2026, and people are quite excited about it. H Vinoth directed the movie while Anirudh Ravichander composed the music. Recently, Anirudh recalled an anecdote from the past and reminisced about the special gift that he received from the Tamil actor after the success of their first film together and how it remains a crucial part of his life. Anirudh Ravichander reveals Thalapathy Vijay's special gift for him. Speaking with Anupama Chopra in a recent interview, Anirudh Ravichander gave a peek into his music room, where a gigantic piano is located. The composer revealed that it was gifted to him by Thalapathy Vijay after the success of the music album of their first film together, Kaththi. He said, 'I sit and play this a lot. I mean, in fact, whenever I kind of present a tune to the composer. This was gifted to me by Vijay sir, actually. When I was first, it was my fourth film, called Kaththi. So when the album of that did well, he gifted me this piano.' Anirudh reveals how Vijay's piano serves as a memoir to him even today Moving on in the conversation, the artist added that even now, he has kept this piano with him as a memoir. Moreover, Anirudh mentioned how before every song of his, he plays the tune of the track to the director first on this piano without any other instrumentation backing it. Once they like the tone, then only he presents the full song. In his words, 'So I have kept this as a memoir. Whenever I present any tune to the director, I always present it on the piano first without any backing or instrumentation. I just play the melody and show them. They like the melody, then I show them the song.' Thalapathy Vijay gets a 51st birthday tribute from fans Fast forward to now, Thalapathy Vijay will be marking his 51st birthday on June 22. His fans across the world are all set to celebrate and mark the day, more especially this year since he will be leaving cinema permanently after his last film Jana Nayagan. Ahead of his birthday, producers of his iconic film Leo, Seven Screen Studio, dedicated a special tribute video for the actor. The 44-second clip captured some of the greatest achievements of Vijay as an actor from his debut film to the final one, Jana Nayagan.
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a day ago
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Jana Nayagan: Is Thalapathy Vijay crooning a farewell track titled ‘One Last Song' in his final movie?
Jana Nayagan, starring Thalapathy Vijay in the lead, is slated to release on January 9, 2026. The H Vinoth directorial is now expected to feature a farewell track by the superstar, titled 'One Last Song.' According to a report by Valai Pechu, Thalapathy Vijay has crooned a special song in Jana Nayagan. The track is expected to be a 'Kuthu' dance number and reported to have lyrics referencing the actor's iconic lines from his illustrious cinematic career. However, as of now, these are just reports with an official confirmation yet to be made by the makers. If it turns out to be true, this would be the actor's 5th collaboration with Anirudh Ravichander in a song after Kaththi, Master, Beast, and Leo. Talking about the film, Jana Nayagan is an upcoming Tamil-language political action drama. The much-awaited film will feature actors like Bobby Deol and Pooja Hegde as co-leads. With the movie touted to be the superstar's alleged final cinematic venture, it also features an ensemble cast of actors like Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain, Priyamani, Mamitha Baiju, Monisha Blessy, and many more in key roles. As per reports, Shruti Haasan is also expected to make an appearance in a pivotal role. Initially, there were speculations that Jana Nayagan would be the remake of Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer Bhagavanth Kesari. However, reports suggested that Jana Nayagan makers bought remake rights for the film to use a 'Good Touch, Bad Touch' scene from the Telugu-language action drama. In a recent update, the makers of Jana Nayagan announced that a video glimpse of the movie will be released on Vijay's birthday. The glimpse titled 'Jana Nayagan's First Roar' is set to drop on the superstar's 51st birthday. Coming to Thalapathy Vijay's work front, the actor was last seen in a lead role for The Greatest Of All Time (The G.O.A.T.), directed by Venkat Prabhu. The spy action drama featured the tale of a former anti-terrorist squad who lost his son during a high-stakes mission. With his family life in shambles, the man leads an alone life until one day he is reunited with his supposed son. However, his son is more than what meets the eye and resurfaced with his own vendetta. As Vijay played the lead roles as both father and son, the movie had Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Sneha, and more in key roles.
